# Incident 19920803036329I: Beech A36, Copalis, WA, August 3, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1992, 16:30 local time
- Place: Copalis, WA
- Airport: Copalis State Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1449° N, 124.1893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COPALIS STATE (S16), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1449&lon=-124.1893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7285R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7285R-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920803036329I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHILE TAXIING TO REPOSITION AIRCRAFT THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AFTER IT BECAME STUCK IN SAND.

## Other reports on N7285R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19921213049819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921213049819A), Dec 13, 1992: Beech A36 (N7285R), Hoquiam, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Descended below mda on VOR approach. Struck fog obscured trees in hilly terrain. Was observed at tree top level.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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